The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-04-23

were read and approved,
On motion, tho special order ef the
day be postponed until 3 o'clock.
On metion, the following ordinance
was read and adopted
! AN ORDINANCE
TO encourage sheep husbandrY % protact
sheep from Che ravagea Of dogs % make
Il Iniademeanof % knowingly own or
keep sheep-kllllng dog to provide q
penalty for the same, and also ~ pro
vide means Tor obtaining compensation
for damages done TO owners pa sheep hy
dogs
Wheraaa, A petition signed by mora than
Atty taxpayers of the Parish oil Caleasleu has
been presented 20 the Poliee, JuFg of said
parish praying The enactment by saia Police
Jury, for an ordinance to encourage sheep
hushandFy and protect sheep from the raVa-
ges of dogs, as provided for In Sec. 3, Of Act
No. Ill 0f the General Assembly. Therefore
by virtue OF act No. III of the Acts Of the
Legislature of the state of Louisiana, Of
1855, authorizing aud empowering the Police
JnrIes OF the different pariehes OF the State
to pass such ordinances as may he necessary
to carry out the provision Of said act in all
its different provisions.
sEoTIoN /. B u Ordained ~ tbe Iblics
Jury Of the Ihrtsh Of palcastet, That II shall
b6 HHthNlul ApE any HgANb4 VA ksSAANss1 W
keep Or suffer to run at latge, any eheap-
killing hog owned OF possessed by them,
knowing the same to be such, or that any
dog thus kept or owned hy any persnn az
aforesaid, that shall have killed. wounded,
MANNED or bitten any sheep Or lamb, or in
any manner damaged TIE same ths owner oF r
keeper of said dog shall be deemEh guilty cf
misdemeanpr, and shall, upon eonYiction,
be tlned not less than twenty-five dollars nor
more than one hundred dollars or imprisoned
not less than thirty days. Of bothi Ct the dis-
cretl0p of tho court.
shall be the duty Of any citizen who KNOWS
Of any person keeping amy dog as deserihen
In tile foregoing section, that has Killed, Bit
ten. rnalmed or damaged any sheep or lamb,
to report and make affidavit to the fact be-
fore any justice 0f the peace ct this parish
sue 4 warrant directed 10 the constable Of
his ward, nr Ia the sheriff Of said parish, COM
mandinp him To proceed without delay 20
the place where said dog May be kept and
then and there to take SAID dog and destroy
tile same, and all the expenses incurred Pr
The said Justice and otneF 9llseeEa II lss1iag
and executing said warrant shall be paid hy
the owner or possessor Of the dog disiFoyedl
and IN case tile said owner or possessor pf
said dog shall fall OF neglect W pay the c1st
incurred as fpTesaids after an aee9pnl ot the
same ahaii have been certified tn ty the saia
lustlce as p6lHB EoFRetkf Ae sNAtA N4y sat%
~ not less than ten dollars nor more than
twenty-five dollars, to be e0lleetad by ciyll
suit In the name 81 the Police Jury Of tlis
Parish before any court ot eompetent taFAs-
dietion.
sEo. 5, Be d Further 0fdaiaed, That any
dog owned or kept ~ aleFesaEa tnat snalE
have killed. wounded maimId eF dAFAagea
any sheep Of lamh, the property at aflotherl
| the owner or keeper Of said dog shal pa lla4
| bie Tor, and pay to the owner ut said aheeqi
| five times ihe estimated yaspe NJ SAID akeep
the sheep thus destroyed ~ aglnagea HGlf
fained, together With reasonAhAe amnNn
for Nis ats0rreyl fees ami nacsssarg pense
erahle before any court ok competent iagl
sEc. 4. hi h fia,tAsr 0fdalael. That Il
ices Of The Justice Of the peace aaa OH
officers foF services 70 he rendered hrn
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